Jonathan Coulton - My Monkey First Version: chords and tabs for the song. Watch chords and tablatures for all songs of the singer (group) Jonathan Coulton. Other chords and tabs for the "My Monkey" can find at the bottom of the page. Tuning: EADGBe Verse E B7 C#m A e|--------x-------x-|-------------------| B|--------x----0--x-|-----4h5-------2p0-| G|-----1--x----2--x-|-----6-------2-----| x3 D|-----2--x--1----x-|---6-------2-------| A|--------x2------x-|-4-------0---------| E|-0-0----x-------x-|-------------------| E B7 C#m B e|--------x-------x-|--------x-------x--| B|--------x----0--x-|-----5--x----4--x--| G|-----1--x----2--x-|-----6--x----4--x--| D|-----2--x--1----x-|---6----x--4----x--| A|--------x2------x-|-4------x2------x--| E|-0-0----x-------x-|--------x-------x--| Pre-Chorus Let this not ring | Technically JoCo plays the (1) instead but this sounds awesome. Amaj7 B7 |/ e|-----------------|---------------0--| B|-----2-------2---|-----2-------0---x| G|-----1-------1---|-----1-------2---x| D|---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---1--(1)x| A|-0-------0-------|-0-------2-------x| E|-----------------|-----------------x| Amaj7 B7 e|-----------------|-------2----------| B|-----2-------2---|-----0------------| G|-----1-------1---|-----2------------| D|---2---2---2---2-|---1--------------| A|-0-------0-------|-2----------------| E|-----------------|------------------| Chorus E B7 C#m A e|--------x-------x-|-------------------| B|--------x----0--x-|-----4h5-------2p0-| G|-----1--x----2--x-|-----6-------2-----| x2 D|-----2--x--1----x-|---6-------2-------| A|--------x2------x-|-4-------0---------| E|-0-0----x-------x-|-------------------| Verse E B7 C#m A My monkey gets busy sometimes E B7 C#m A E My monkey's got a lot of stuff he's gotta think about B7 C#m A My monkey gets tired sometimes E B7 C#m B Amaj7 My monkey wishes he was something you could live without PreChorus B7 Cause every monkey needs alone time Amaj7 B7 To eat bananas in the sunshine Amaj7 B7 It's feast or famine, it's a fine line Amaj7 B7 It doesn't mean my monkey doesn't love you Chorus |E - + - |B7 - + - |C#m - + - |A - + - | 1.[My mon-- -- --key but -- -- ler Bri -- -- -- an 2. [My mon-- -- --key he loves you 3. [My mon --- -- ---- -- --- key 4. [My mon--key says he's so--rry he's a |E - + - |B7 - + - |C#m - + - |A - + - |E | 1. De--nne -- hy screwed up a --- gain and he's so -- -- rry] 2. My mon -- -- key loves you ve -- -- ry much] 3. says My mon -- -- -- -- -- -- key says] 4. mon--key but he's got to be a mon--key and there's no--thing he can do] Verse 2 E B7 C#m A My monkey gets frazzled sometimes E B7 C#m A E My monkey has an ulcer and a stressful time at work B7 C#m A My monkey gets bitter sometimes E B7 C#m B Amaj7 My monkey's not the only one who's acting like a jerk B7 And while he doesn't like to name names Amaj7 B7 And he's not trying to assign blame Amaj7 B7 It's hard to focus on his own game Amaj7 B7 It doesn't mean my monkey doesn't love you [Chorus] E B7 C#m A My monkey gets angry sometimes E B7 C#m A E My monkey says a lot of things he doesn't really mean B7 C#m A My monkey gets lucky sometimes E B7 C#m B Amaj7 My monkey thinks that you're the bestest girl he's ever seen B7 He says he'll stay with you for always Amaj7 B7 It doesn't matter what the job pays Amaj7 B7 Cause everybody has their bad days Amaj7 B7 It doesn't mean my monkey doesn't love you [1st Half of Chorus] (Guitar 2 plays the last two bars of PreChorus) Tag Amaj7 B7 E(slowly pick) It doesn't mean my monkey doesn't love you |